Adjustable brooder hover



. 1,637,637 F. FRENGLE ADJUSTABLE BROODER HOVER Aug. 2 1927.

Filed May 4, 1926 'aj@ Patented Aug. 2, 192,7.

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` FREDERICK ritenete; or co'rArI,cAIiIroRNIA.

'ADJUSTABLE kIm'oonnia, Hoven;

` applicativa filed May/4, 1926. serial Na.' 106,612. i

This `invention relatesvto adjustable lbroodprovided centrally withy anopening 3. Se-

er hovers of the type used in protecting baby fowl. y y

In caring for baby chicks it has been the practice for poultry` vraisersto'provide anfenclosed room in which is located a conical shapedhoverhavmg af stove or other heat producingr means positioned centrally`there# in. The baby chicks not having any natural protection from thecold, gather under the conical shaped! hover which affords suitablewarmth andv protection during thefperiod needed; As the chicks becomeolder and can move about, 'suitable' roosting `places shouldl beprovided inside the room just beyond ythe edges of the hover. Heretoforeit has been diflicult to provide a room suitable in size toyaccommodate'suliicient places for roost` ingpurposes owing to the factthat the'hover usually fits inside the room with very littlek space ontheoutside thereof, yand as,y a fconsequencethebaby chickscould not beprop-y erly cared for. LMy present inventioin'com.-k prising a yhoveradjustable inf s1ze,'-ail`ords a Suitable means forpermitting the spacelocated outside the hover to be increased considerably, therebypermitting suitable roosting places to be yfurnislned for the 'babychicks. y

An object of this invention is to provide a brooder hover havingadjustable means thereon for increasing orfdecreasing its size'.y

Another object of this invention is to provide an adjustable brooderhover havingA convenient means attachable ythereon for increasing itssize. y

Another ob 'ect of this invention is to provide an adjustable brooderhover having thereon a detachable meanswherebyits size may be decreased.t y

In thek accompanying drawings forming a part of this application:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the hover embodying my invention, the samebeing positioned inside an enclosure and ready for use;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of one of the sections used to increase thesize of a hover;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a hover embodying my invention;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4of Figgand `f Fig. 5 isa sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig.-2.` f f Referring to thedrawings, the numeral 1 illustrates a conical shaped top piece havingits ends joined together by rivets 2, and

cured tothe underneath side of the top piece 1 byrivets 4 andextendingabove the upperl surfaceofthe said top piece through suitableslots therein, are a number of hooks '5 which serve as means forsuspending the top j piece and the parts secured thereto in a' lsuitableenclosure. f

Located immediately beneath the outside edge of thetop piece andextending entirely aroundfthe' same is a band G'fwhich is;

separated from the edge of Vthe `said top piece and held in placethereon by a plural-v ity of downwardly extending members 7;

The downwardlyextending members V7 arey secured to the top piece 1 atthe outside edge f thereof byrivetsS, and vto the band 6` by rivets 9,thereby securely .maintaining the said band immediatelybeneath-'the'outside edgeof the said top piece and in a separated i positiontherefrom.

In order to increase the breadth of the rconical shapedtop piece 1, Ihave provided a plurality of' extension members 10,J each having'an endpiece 11 which is adapted to be inserted between the top edge of theband 'A 6 and the underneath surface of the edge of the top piece 1 andbetween the downwardly extending members 7 .a The outside edges 12 ofthe extension membersflO, arefbent downwardly, and areprovided atoneside with a downwardly bent edge 13 and at the other side with aninwardly and downwardly bent part 14. Each of the extension members 10,when the same is positioned at the edge of the top piece 1, between theout f side edge thereof and the band 6, contacts with anotherof the saidextensionmembers in such .a manner` that one of the bent edges 13 liesadjacent the downwardly bent part 14, with the inwardly disposed portionof the 'said part 14`resting on the top surface kof one of the adjacentmembers 10. The outside edges 12 of extension members 10 are eachprovided with a pair of suitable holes through which the bolts 15 vmayextend to hold the said members 10 together and in joined positions justbeyond the out-y side edge of the topy piece 1. Theextension membersflO,when the same are joined together and are attached to the edge of thet'op piece 1, afford a suitable means for `in-y creasing the size yofthe said top piece.y

Inpractice the'top piece 1 with the extension members 10 attachedthereon, is sus pended in a suitable enclosure or room 16,

by the cords or ropes 17, which are fastenedA Weight 19. The Weight v19,through the cords 17, holds the top piece with its eXtension members linthe desired position above the floor of the enclosure. the top piece lis a'suitable stove 20, and the pipe 2l extends fromV the stove throughthe opening 3 in the said top piece and through the ceiling of theenclosure. lVhen it is necessary to increase the space Within theenclosure 16, so as to provide suitable roosting places for the babychicks, the extension members 10 are unfastened from the center piece 1,thereby decreasing` the size of the hover andaiording more spacebetweenit andthe Walls ofthe room.

It is evident that the jimproved hover herein shown and described can beconstructed from any suitable material such as Wood, or sheet metal, andthat it may be made to assume `other shapes thanv that illustrated.Iktherefore do not desire tofbe limited to the exact shape orconstruction lherein shown, but desire that my invention and the variousforms-it may. assume, be ineluded Within the spirit of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention, what I` Y claimfls:

1. An adjustable broeder hover-comprising, a top piece, Ya plurality ofjoined-extension members attachable to the edgeyof the Located beneathtop piece, and a band secured to the top piece for maintaining theextension members at the edge of the top piece.

2. vAn adjustable brooder hover comprising atop piece, aplurality ofjoined eXtension members attachable to the edge of the top` piece, meansfor maintaining the eXtension members in a joined position, and a bandsecured to the top piece for maintainingv the extension members at theedge oi the top piece. K

8. An adjustable brooder hover comprising a top piece, an extensionmember attachable to the edge of the top piece, -a band secured to thetop piece for maintaining the said extension member in position at theedge of the top piece.

flAn adjustable brooder hover, comprising a conical shaped top Vpiecehaving a plurality ofjjoined extension members removably attached to itsoutside edge, and a band secured to the top piece whereby the lsaidextension members are maintainedin position-on the top piece.

5. An adjustable broeder hover comprising a conical shaped top'piece, aplurality of extension members removably attached tothe edgeo the toppiece-and extending beyond the edge of the top piece, means for joininglthe yextension members together, and aband secured to the edge of thetop piece for holding the extension members in position at the edge ofthe top piece.

FREDERICK FRENGLE.

